Linus Torvalds On Where Rust Will Fit Into Linux
An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a ZDNet article, written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Linux is the poster-child for the C language. But times change. The Rust language has been slowly gathering support for use as a system language in Linu.....»»
Say Hi To Microsoft"s Own Linux: CBL-Mariner
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet, written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Microsoft now has its very own, honest-to-goodness general-purpose Linux distribution: Common Base Linux, (CBL)-Mariner. And, just like any Linux distro, you can do.....»»
Don’t like SteamOS? You can install Windows on your Steam Deck instead
While the Steam Deck comes preinstalled with the Linux-based Steam OS, it appears as though the platform can run Windows instead......»»
Tor Project Hopes to Replace "Complex", "Fragile" C Code With Rust
CoinDesk reports that "A project is in the works to make the Tor Client more adaptable and easier for third parties to use, with some help from Zcash Open Major Grants (ZOMG)." ZOMG announced on Tuesday that it is awarding the privacy-focused Tor Pr.....»»
Experimental Rust Support Patches Submitted to Linux Kernel Mailing List
"The Rust for Linux project, sponsored by Google, has advanced..." reported the Register earlier this week: A new set of patches submitted to the Linux kernel mailing list summarizes the progress of the project to enable Rust to be used alongside C.....»»
Amazon"s Lumberyard goes open source, it"s now called Open 3D Engine, gets wider support
The Open 3D Foundation results from the collaboration of various developers, aiming to support open-source projects designed to improve the capabilities of 3D graphics, rendering, authoring, and development. Created by the Linux Foundation, the Open.....»»
AMD"s next compute GPU could have two dies and 128 GB of memory
Aldebaran, the computer part, has appeared a few times in Linux patch notes. Its two-die design was half-implied in February and confirmed last month: "on Aldebaran, only primary die fetches valid power data. Show power/energy values as 0 on secondar.....»»
FSF Prioritizes Creation of a Free-Software eBook Reader, Urges Avoiding DRM eBooks
Since most ebook readers run some version of the kernel Linux (with some even run the GNU/Linux operating system), "This puts ebook readers a few steps closer to freedom than other devices," notes a recent call-to-action in the Free Software Foundati.....»»
The Linux Foundation is working to improve voice recognition ethics
Want voice recognition but don't trust Alexa? The Linux Foundation has your back. Enlarge / Technology advances in positional mic arrays as well as voice recognition software are beginning to make voice command an integral part of billions of pe.....»»
Pittsburgh’s mayor on the city’s startup community and the difficulty of attracting venture capital
This week, TechCrunch is turning its spotlight on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with interviews, profiles, and an event featuring the outgoing mayor, CMU’s President, and local startups. The Rust Belt city has spent much of the past decade working t.....»»
Linux Foundation"s New "OVN Network" Pushes Open Standards for AI-Powered Voice Apps
"Organizations are beginning to develop, design, and manage their own AI-powered voice assistant systems independent of platforms such as Siri and Alexa," reports VentureBeat: The transition is being driven by the desire to manage the entirety of th.....»»
Linux 5.13 Kernel Released, Includes Apple M1 Support, Clang CFI, and Landlock"s Linux Security Module
"Linus Torvalds has just released the Linux 5.13 kernel as stable," reports Phoronix: Linux 5.13 brings initial but still early support for the Apple M1 with basic support but not yet accelerated graphics and a lot more to iron out moving ahead. The.....»»
Rocky Linux 8.4 Achieves First General Availability Release, Proves Popular
"When Red Hat killed off CentOS Linux in a highly controversial December 2020 announcement, Gregory Kurtzer immediately announced his intention to recreate CentOS with a new distribution named after his deceased mentor," Ars Technica reported in Febr.....»»
Here’s how Android apps on Windows 11 are going to work
Microsoft is building an Android framework on top of the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Little Android guy? How did you get in there? [credit: Ron Am.....»»
Microsoft’s “Windows Subsystem for Android” sounds a lot like Chrome OS
Microsoft is building an Android framework on top of the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Little Android guy? How did you get in there? [credit: Ron Am.....»»
Ubuntu-maker Canonical Will Support Open Source Blender on Windows, Mac, and Linux
An anonymous reader shares a report: Blender is one of the most important open source projects, as the 3D graphics application suite is used by countless people at home, for business, and in education. The software can be used on many platforms, such.....»»
The ISRG Wants To Make the Linux Kernel Memory-safe With Rust
mrflash818 writes: The Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) -- parent organization of the better-known Let's Encrypt project -- has provided prominent developer Miguel Ojeda with a one-year contract to work on Rust in Linux and other security effo.....»»
CentOS replacement distro Rocky Linux’s first general release is out
CentOS co-founder Greg Kurtzer's new distro hit general availability today. Enlarge / Rocky Linux 8.4 (Green Obsidian) is bug-for-bug compatible with RHEL 8.4 and should serve admirably as a CentOS Linux replacement. (credit: RESF) Rocky Linux.....»»
The ISRG wants to make the Linux kernel memory-safe with Rust
The simplest way to avoid C-language coding traps is to avoid coding in C. Enlarge / No, not that kind of Rust. (credit: Heritage Images via Getty Images) The Internet Security Research Group—parent organization of the better-known Let's Enc.....»»
Microsoft Linux Repos Suffered 22-Hour Outage
"Everything from Visual Studio Code to Microsoft Edge and Teams package links were affected," reports Windows Central. They note Azure's status page (which now shows the issue lasting for more than 22 hours), though however long it lasted, "it's a vi.....»»
Google Funds Linux Kernel Development in Rust
"Google said Thursday it's funding a project to increase Linux security by writing parts of the operating system's core in the Rust programming language, a modernization effort that could bolster the security of the internet and smartphones," reports.....»»